Construction Project Lead Jobs in San Antonio, TX
Construction Project Lead jobs in San Antonio are in strong demand, concentrated in the Medical Center corridor, the South Side industrial zone, and the rapidly developing North Side near Loop 1604, across commercial construction, infrastructure, and residential development. Employers hiring right now include ARCHKEY SOLUTIONS, Whataburger, and Merit General Contractors. Scan the live roles below and apply to whichever ones fit.
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PROJECT DIRECTOR
This is a site based role, supporting large projects across the USA.
Some of our current project sites include:
Ashburn, VA, Charleston, SC, Columbus, OH, CTP Lancaster CPE, PA, Danville, PA, Fargo, ND, Franklin Furnace, OH, Minneapolis, MN, New Florance, MO, Pittsburg (Shippingport), PA, Point Pleasant, WV, San Antonio, TX, San Antonio (Lytle), TX, South Bend, IN, and West Memphis, AR.
About ArchKey
ArchKey is one of the nation’s largest privately held specialty trade installation and integrated facility service companies. We are a leader in designing, building, and maintaining electrical, technologies and specialty systems. We’re the POWER behind making the improbable possible.
We’re electrifying the nation, energizing the future, and bringing communities to life like never before. What we do today shapes the vision of tomorrow. Our work impacts lives long after the building is done. This means we are committed to building in ways that are not just technologically advanced, but sustainable, scalable, and equitable by all. We’re not just energizing infrastructure, we’re energizing careers, communities, and the future.
Made up of the brightest minds in the industry, our team is our greatest asset bringing knowledge, skills, and experience to every project. This is more than a call to join us, it’s an invitation to be part of a visionary journey, to grow with us as we scale.
About the Position
The Project Director is responsible for providing overall strategies, leadership, and management of multiple, less complex regional or national projects from start to finish, including staffing, managing project budget, scheduling, quality control, problem resolution, job coordination and communication, job invoicing/payments and client satisfaction activities. This position has responsibility for business development, job solicitation and project negotiations, in alignment with all Company policies, procedures, key objectives and regulations.
Our Ideal Candidate
- Strong executive presence.
- Can flex and adapt to the growing needs of the business.
- Can work autonomously and creatively to solve problems.
- Has a growth mindset and is always looking to learn and grow continually.
Day in the Life
- Partners with senior leadership to create key functional strategies, critical objectives, and decisions affecting the business unit and functional work group. Conducts high-quality business development, creates key customer relationships, and performs job solicitation in the marketplace.
- Creates project execution strategies and directs all phases and activities of the project to achieve high quality and productivity in the work performed. Ensures all construction contracts are fulfilled to the customer’s satisfaction and the Company has earned a fair profit.
- Plans, implements, independently manages, and maintains project activities to optimize the efficiency of labor, materials, supplies, equipment, and tools. Ensures all plans and specifications identify project scope and milestones and share them with all appropriate parties.
- Provides frequent management oversight and problem resolution. Communicates directly with project team members, contractors, and designers concerning project costs, staffing, and scheduling. Manages timely and accurate project documents, estimates, projections, material release schedules, client information, purchase orders, monthly invoices, payments, closeout documents, warranties, drawings, specification logs, maintenance manuals, final billings, change orders, and other related documents related to construction projects.
- Builds strategic and effective relationships with clients and future clients, foremen, project teams, specialty contractors, vendors, suppliers, user groups, and others that reflect and support the Company’s core values and meet or exceed the customer’s expectations.
- Provides regular and high-quality hiring, communications, mentoring, coaching, problem-solving, and training to staff and other co-workers at all levels as needed. Advises and coaches employees and provides performance feedback regularly.
- Creates and manages an annual financial budget and maintains some level of responsibility for Companywide financials. Stays informed of new and changing Company procedures, policies, materials, technologies, techniques, and practices. Establishes, trains, and maintains policies and processes.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience in project management, business administration, construction engineering/management, or a related field.
- 7-8 years of project management and project leadership experience with projects of all sizes. Extensive project management training and skills. Thorough understanding of the project life cycle. Minimum 5 years of experience directly managing people.
- 3-5 Years of experience with medium voltage with underground electrical installation.
- Previous field construction experience or equivalent (e.g., electrical, technologies, fire, etc.). Keen knowledge of the managed business unit and the overall departmental function. Knowledge of and proficiency with construction methods and materials, costing, power, lighting, systems design and general industry safety standards, procedures, and regulations. Must have extensive knowledge of the electrical code. Skills to read, interpret, and understand electrical contracts, plans, drawings, blueprints, and specifications.
- Experience and proficiency using Accubid software, Revit, CAD, SKM, AGI, Navisworks and/or BIM systems may be required.
- Extensive experience with value analysis in all market segments and in-depth trade knowledge. Strong conceptual estimating and problem-solving skills, and experience in reviewing estimates for accuracy and completeness. Previous experience with field installation is helpful.
- Excellent business analysis, quality management and mathematical skills. Skills to read and interpret financial documents. Trained and proficient in negotiating, budgeting, costing, contracting, scheduling, pricing, and common code requirements.
Travel
- This position will travel daily to an assigned project site.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. We are an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer. #CA30-1
Beware of fraudulent job postings. ArchKey Solutions only communicates through official channels. All official communication will come from an @archkey.com email address and we will never ask for financial information, payments, or personal details outside of the standard hiring process. To confirm the legitimacy of a job, visit our careers page or reach out to a member of our Talent Acquisition team.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
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Who's Hiring
- ARCHKEY SOLUTIONS78

- Whataburger39

- Merit General Contractors39M
- Jacobs20

- Michels20

Top Industries Hiring
- Construction & Real Estate
Construction Project Lead Jobs in San Antonio: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a construction project lead job in San Antonio?
San Antonio's strongest hiring comes from commercial general contractors working on healthcare facilities along the Medical Center corridor, municipal infrastructure projects tied to city and county contracts, and residential developers pushing new communities on the North Side and Far West Side. Candidates with experience coordinating subcontractors on ground-up builds or tenant improvement projects stand out. A PMP or OSHA 30 credential adds real weight with local GCs and public-sector owners.
Which companies hire construction project leads in San Antonio?
Employers hiring construction project leads in San Antonio right now include ARCHKEY SOLUTIONS, Whataburger, and Merit General Contractors, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. San Antonio's market includes a mix of regional general contractors, national construction management firms with local offices, and public agencies managing capital improvement programs for the city, county, and military installations.
Are there remote construction project lead jobs in San Antonio?
Yes, but with significant limits, since construction project lead work is heavily site-dependent and most roles require regular physical presence on active job sites. About 38% of construction project lead openings tied to San Antonio are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, and those tend to cluster in pre-construction planning, estimating, and owner-side program management rather than field-facing roles.
How can I get a construction project lead job in San Antonio with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path in San Antonio is through an assistant project manager or project engineer role with a mid-size regional GC that regularly hires from local programs at Texas A&M San Antonio or UTSA's construction science track. San Antonio's steady pipeline of municipal and school district construction contracts means public-sector owners and their managing contractors hire entry-level coordinators more consistently than markets without that public spend.
Which industries hire the most construction project leads in San Antonio?
The sectors hiring the most construction project leads in San Antonio are Construction & Real Estate, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. San Antonio's combination of sustained military base expansion at Joint Base San Antonio, healthcare campus growth, and one of the fastest-growing suburban residential markets in Texas keeps hiring across those sectors consistently active.
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